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24 Cards in this Set
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dearth
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deficienty; scarcity; lack of
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equilibrium
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balance; composure
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abundance
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plenty; more than enough
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hiatus
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leave of absence; vacation
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conglomeration
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mixture
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collusion
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secret illegal plan; conspiracy
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emulation
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act of imitating/ copying acts of others
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paragon
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best example; a model to follow
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apotheosis
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glorify; raise to level of a god
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aperture
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orifice
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chasm
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deep, long gash; rift
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confluence
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flowing together
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anomaly
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oddity; not normal
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circuitous
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roundabout
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audacious
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bold; daring; outspoken; shameless
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desolate
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alone; helpless; hopeless
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expedite
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accelerate; speed up; get job done quickly
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efface
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rub out; erase; destroy surface
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extradited
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deported; returned to birth country for crimes
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adroit
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skillful; able to perform well
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inept
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unskilled; unable to perform effectively
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exonerated
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acquitted; freed from guilt
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condemned
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found guilty
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implicated
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to show one has been involved in (a bad thing)
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